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According to reports from Eurogamer, BioWare’s Casey Busche announced her departure from the company. Sources close to the situation, as well as Jeff Grubb, confirmed this news. After the confirmation, Busche herself stated that she left due to a tempting opportunity for a new RPG project elsewhere, which she couldn’t resist. The departure was amicable and Busche expressed that she achieved what she aimed to at BioWare with the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

Today’s program primarily focuses on the unveiling of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. We delve into the details of this announcement, exploring our anticipation for the game lineup at launch (possibly featuring titles such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Silksong, and Metaphor ReFantazio), addressing questions about backward compatibility, and expressing our aspirations and apprehensions regarding Nintendo’s forthcoming era of gaming.

In their Shanghai Major final clash, underdog team M80 delivered an impressive display that challenged the resolve of champions FaZe. This game was also significant as it marked FaZe’s first match following Robin “ropz” Kool’s departure, with Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski stepping in for his debut. Despite ultimately losing, M80 demonstrated remarkable tenacity, led by k1to’s exceptional play, making the series a closely contested battle rather than a one-sided affair.

The projects being terminated were in progress at Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games. These games were live-service type, with Bluepoint rumored to be working on a God of War game, according to Bloomberg. A Sony representative informed the outlet that neither studio is set for closure due to these cancellations; however, it remains undecided whether there will be any job cuts.

Today marked the final significant opportunity for TikTok to dodge a ban in the United States, but unfortunately, that won’t transpire. In a consensus ruling, the Supreme Court highlighted the app’s connections to China as a significant national security risk. Despite the technical possibility for ByteDance to offload its U.S. TikTok operations by this Sunday and thus evade a ban, the Associated Press states that they are not near any potential buyer deals at this time.

Initially, an old-world map depicted the Imperial team’s advantage in competition. From their starting position on the T side, they delivered a more active-than-expected performance. This was particularly evident through impressive kills by Alexandra “twenty3” Timonina and Zainab “zAAz” Turkie.

According to HipHopGamer, a renowned YouTuber and journalist, there’s buzz that WWE 2K25 might feature its own rendition of a city similar to NBA’s. Given his past interactions with the developers, it’s suggested that they have close ties within the wrestling industry.

As a dedicated gamer, I’m excited to share that after a couple of quick pre-Alpha tests on iOS devices, the creators of Project RISE are now ready to unveil their first Alpha test, available for both Android and iOS users. We, the gaming community, have been eagerly awaiting this moment! The developers aim to gather our valuable feedback about the game’s features and squash any pesky bugs that might be lurking around. Mark your calendars, fellow gamers, as we embark on a 3-day adventure from January 17 to January 19 for this Alpha test extravaganza!

Since the launch of update 1.2.4, numerous PlayStation 5 gamers have encountered issues making The First Descendant unplayable. For some reason, after the patch was released, TFD has been crashing for many players on PS5, sometimes even before they could enter Albion.

Nevertheless, following numerous leaks that spoiled the excitement for numerous gamers, certain developers have voiced their disapproval towards leak sources in today’s games industry. Hideaki Kamiya, the creator of Bayonetta, has been particularly vocal about this issue, asserting that all leakers should be subjected to a curse and drenched in filth.